Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-02
WHAT COL LUDLOW sAYs ABOUT TnI NATTfR-How
TIE DISTRICT RsTNATxs ARE MADE, ETC.

THE DISTRICT RsrfxArKs ARE MADE, ETC
Commissioner Ludlow said to STAR reporter to.
day that the statement that the Commissioners
had prepared their estimates Of the Citizens Com
mittee's schedule Of proposed street improvements
with view to casting doubts upon the ability OF
the committee to make an estimate, Is simply pre-
pOsterous. He said that the Commissioners were
required TO submit their estimates for street i'm
provements to the Secretary OF the Treasury on
october /; that at the eleventh hour the Citizens
Committee presented their schedule. The fact is,
that at that time the DisIrtct Commits.
si0ners' schedule had been already prepared.
The Commissioners, however. sent the citizens
tions 70 prepare them as soon as he could, but
upon the same basts as had been used for the Dis.
tf1ct's schedule. The work was done in one after.
might differ In regard to the needs Of certain
streeta AS was the estimate was roughly pre-
pared and the Commissioners had no opportunity
TO examine thoroughly into the matter.
soN8 TOO HI0H AND soNs TOO LOW.
Col Ludlow SAID that no doubt In some casea
their estimates were too high and in others TOO
low; that the estimate for the c1ttzenV schedule
was made upon the same basis that is used fol
Estimating upon the preliminary schedule pre-.
merely general in character, ana contains appro-
prations Tor streets and work that have to ,e cut
out Or changed completely when tie Commis.
sioners submit their flnal estimate to Congress-
CHANGES N TIE FINAL ksTTnATIa
The estimates as contained in the Commission
ers report TO Congress each year represent several
revtsi0ns In which many times the character OF
the Improvements recommended upon certain
streets Is changed completely from that rsr estI-
mated upon This Is due to the fact that the Com.
missioners nG1ses are governed BY the amount Of
the case this year. In the nortnwsst section par:
ttcularly, Congress sees nt TO appropriate
less than y actually needed for q certain
section, and IN addition interject into u
distance. that ts no fault OF the Commissioners
But this reduction In the APPROPRIATION necesst
tates another general reduction In the estimates
curbing and sidewalks only get tho two 1attei
items.
CUTTING ACCORDING 10 Fm CLOTH.
Col Ludlow said that the estimates for eacr
year are In no way governed By the estimates fur
nished to Congress for the preceding year. tn
coat must b cut according to the cloth. A I
matter OF tact it was unnecessary for the citzens
the work. They were supposed TO present 70 thu
Commissioners such streets q they, IN their 1ud9
ment, considered should be Improved
WILL N GLAD 10 CONTRACT Poa GRADING At n
CENTS HRR YARD. -
In reference 70 the statement that Is cents pel
cubic yard for grading u ample, Col Ludlow sad
I'VE would b very glad n Mr.. Laruer a. som>
undeftake 70 do the DisesictS 9radinT e Is centl
per cubic yard He Said &c u I'm
gos,ipsss "a !s.. e e. d.. o. g g e., shas psics
srsding dcns q tho Dist1ice tSss win n s ccss q Z
cubic yard. 1he prce = almost always governed
~ ctrc1mstaAce1 Col Ludlow said that the Dis
asi s e 5000 g cscs q ~: ..sss e Pc
xisssass & my $ SsaSsG :